MIAMI, Okla. — The Riviera Courts motel is crumbling away, and nobody seems to care. Once a stop along Route 66, the 2,400-mile neon carnival that connected hundreds of communities from Chicago to Los ...

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With its name writ large in red cursive letters and lit by a neon glow, The Palamar Motel once beckoned countless travelers driving Downstate on The Mother Road. Now the “T” and half the “P” have ...

Route 66 is the mother of all roads. Scratch that. She’s the Mother Road, as the incomparable John Steinbeck coined it in his ...

Once-troubled property blossoms with splash of color, Hollywood kitsch KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) – Color is blooming at El Trovatore Motel as its owners continue to add new murals to the Route 66 fixture.

Denise McKinney says she has probably somewhere close to half a million matchbooks tucked away inside her Riverside home. She’s been collecting for years and will typically pick up whatever strikes ...

A couple of fires ago, historic preservationists still hoped that what was left of the old Brookshire Motel could be restored and turned into an east Tulsa tourist attraction for Route 66 enthusiasts.

You've been looking for a way to spend your spare time. Why not restore a historic Route 66 motel like the Wagon Wheel in Cuba, Mo.? It will only take two years, your entire savings, and your every ...

VINITA, Okla. - One of the relics of the famed Route 66 highway will be razed and its sign sold on an online auction site, owners of the Lewis Motel said Thursday. The Vinita motel has never been a ...

Route 66 was officially designated in 1926, linking Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, across eight states. Originally built from existing roads, it became the backbone of westward travel ...

While most aren’t directly on the highway, quick detours lead to spring-fed solace. From a historic hotel to geothermal pools in the high desert, here are the best hot springs within an hour’s drive ...